1. North Carolina The old North State

2. Fun facts The University Of North Carolina was the first public University in the United States. The first known miniature golf courses was in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville

3. Natural resources Rich soils Mineral deposits Thick forest that cover 60% of the state.

4. State symbols North Carolinas state flower Is a flowing dogwood North Carolina's sate bird is a cardinal North Carolina's state gem is a emerald http://whataearth.com/product/em erald

5. Major Attractions Great Smokey Mountains National Park Cape Hatters National Seashore Moores Creekhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moores_Creek_ National_Battlefield Capital City Raleigh http://www.abovebeyondcabin.com /greatsmokymountainsnationalpar k.htm http://www.travelcha nnel.com/destination s/us/nc/daily- escape/national- seashore

6. Brief geography rich soil Thick forest Hot climate ontent.scholastic.com/conte nt/collateral_resources/pdf/ 00/SPB00_250.pdf http://www.summitpos t.org/mount- guyot/710504

7. Governor Pat McCrory http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/05/n orth-carolina-governor-vetoes-ag-gag-bill- wants-whistleblower-protections/

8. License plate http://www.worldlicenseplate s.com/ The NC plate says the first in fight It says this because it has the Moores battle felid

9. Famous people Nash Grier born and raised in NC Scotty McCreery Chris Paul http://www.famousbirthdays.c om/people/nash-grier.html http://images2.mtv.co m/uri/mgid:file:docro ot:cmt.com:/sitewide/ assets/img/mobile/ph otos/at_cmt/11-1- 13/scottymccreery- x600.jpg?enlarge=fals e&matte=true&matte Color=black&quality =0.85 http://nypost.com/2015/02/1 4/clippers-chris-paul-feels- terrible-for-pal-carmelo- anthony/

10. Souses http://http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pa ges/index.xhtmlwww.50states.com/bio/ncarolin.ht mhttp://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.ht ml